World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jesse Willam Corbett
Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
Mathews, Virginia
Honored By
Jean H. McFarlane
Relationship
Cousin
KNOWN TO MOST AS 'JW', HE SERVED IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC THEATER. HE SAILED WITH HIS GRANDFATHER JESSE THOMAS HODGES ON A SEA GOING TUG AND WITNESSED A ATORPEDO MISS THE STERN OF THIER VESSEL BY 15 FEET. IN AUGUST, 1944 HE SERVED AS NAVIGATOR IN THE LIBERTY SHIP 'EDWARD A. SAVOY' WHEN IT MADE A MURMANSK RUN. THE SAVOY WAS COMMANDED BY HIS UNCLE CAPT. COLEMAN HODGES.